diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index be796e5e5..6e177c115 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 === Deluge 1.2.0_rc4 (In Development) ===
 ==== GtkUI ====
 	* Fix showing the 'Other' speed dialogs in Windows
+	* Fix adding torrents from the Queued Torrents dialog
 
 ==== Web ====
 	* Fix installing the deluge-web manpage
diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/queuedtorrents.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/queuedtorrents.py
index f70c5e2aa..77e0dac4c 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/queuedtorrents.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/queuedtorrents.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #
 #
 
-
+import base64
 import os.path
 
 import gtk, gtk.glade
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class QueuedTorrents(component.Component):
                 else:
                     client.core.add_torrent_file(
                         os.path.split(torrent_path)[-1],
-                        base64.encodestring(open(torrent_path).read()),
+                        base64.encodestring(open(torrent_path, "rb").read()),
                         None)
 
         self.liststore.foreach(add_torrent, None)